This bird’s tail can be three times longer than its body.
The Strange-tailed Tyrant lives in the grasslands of South America, where males grow spectacular ribbon-like tail feathers during the breeding season. As they fly low over the fields, the long streamers twist and flutter behind them like black ribbons in the wind.
A small bird with an oversized tail, yet one of the most extraordinary sights in the grasslands.
Strange-tailed Tyrant 👇
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